The passwords are always in "Login Data" (hereby LD) file and remain in that file.
If the password-manager-service interface (as displayed by 'snap connnections chromium') is - connected, then --password-store=gnome and the passwords in Chromium (stored in LD) are encrypted with a key stored in the Gnome Keyring under the name of Chromium Safe Storage or something like that. - not connected, then --password-store=basic and the passwords in Chromium (stored in LD) are not encrypted and thus independent of the Gnome Keyring. If you want to be overly cautious before committing to any action, you can always retrieve a CSV of your passwords by entering about:settings/passwords in the address bar, then in the _Saved Passwords_ section click the 3 dots and _Export passwords_. That CSV can then be imported back in case something goes awry. On 28/02/2023 13:26, Martin wrote: > Will my passwords then migrate from "Login Data" to the Gnome Wallet? I > have chrome passwords in "Login Data" and in the Gnome Wallet (Keyring) > and it is not clear what is the main password source. Even if using "-- > password-store=gnome". > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1997168 Title: [snap] Passwords are saved but not loaded with gnome keyring Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Steps to reproduce: * System: Fresh (minimal, desktop) installation of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS in VirtualBox to rule out any side-effects from preexisting configurations * Install latest updates: `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt dist-upgrade -y && sudo snap refresh` * Install chromium from snap (`sudo snap install chromium`) * Connect chromium to password manager service (`sudo snap connect chromium:password-manager-service`) -> now chromium should be able to use gnome keyring to store its master password * Launch chromium, navigate to "chrome://settings/passwords" * Add a new password ("Saved Passwords" -> "Add") * Password shows up under "Saved Passwords" as expected. * Close chromium and open it again, navigate to "chrome://settings/passwords" * Expected: Password should show up. Instead: The list is empty. * Add another password: List stays empty. What I found out so far: * Despite of the list showing up as empty in chromium, both passwords have been stored in "~/snap/chromium/common/chromium/Default/Login Data" (to confirm, grep for the username of the saved login, as the password itself will be encrypted) * It seems that the snap version of chromium does not create the entries "Chrome Safe Storage" and "Chrome Safe Storage Control" in the gnome keyring, which seems to be necessary at the moment (see http://crbug.com/660005). If a non-snap version of chromium (e.g. from https://launchpad.net/~savoury1/+archive/ubuntu/chromium) is installed first, which is used to bootstrap the user's chromium config folder and which creates the aforementioned entries in the gnome keyring, things are working fine, even after transitioning to the snap version. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1997168/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
